NCT06598904

The Effect of Aromatherapy for First Dental Visit Patients

The Effect of Aromatherapy on Anxiety and Pain for First Dental Visit Patients: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sichuan University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

First dental visit experience is strongly correlated with dental anxiety, the aim of this protocol is to explore the efficacy of olfactory aromatherapy for the reduce of dental anxiety and pain in first-visit patient.

Conditions

• Dental Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Aroma diffuser with single-note lavender essential oil	In a space of 3\*4\*2.6 cubic meters, positioned 10 cm away from the patient, add 4-6 drops (each drop being 0.05 ml) of 100% concentration single-note lavender essential oil into the aroma diffuser reservoir containing 120 ml of water.
OTHER	Aroma diffuser with single-note orange essential oil	In a space of 3\*4\*2.6 cubic meters, positioned 10 cm away from the patient, add 4-6 drops (each drop being 0.05 ml) of 100% concentration single-note orange essential oil into the aroma diffuser reservoir containing 120 ml of water.
OTHER	Aroma diffuser with deionized water	In a space of 3\*4\*2.6 cubic meters, positioned 10 cm away from the patient, add 4-6 drops (each drop being 0.05 ml) of water into the aroma diffuser reservoir containing 120 ml of deionized water.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-20
• Primary completion: 2025-03-31
• Completion: 2026-09-30
• First posted: 2024-09-19
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China